We are all different! And that’s awesome!
You all are a bunch of different humans that make up this family!
Do not fight it - embrace it!

All new and Exciting
Of course the quiet one needs a bit longer to warm up and the wild one a bit longer to wind down. And that’s ok!
Despite - this is all a bit exciting! You know!!!
I am the Photo lady (yes i have been called that - you can also call me Kat) - but most of all I am a stranger, your kids have not met me before - and we probably have not met yet either! So this is all a bit new and exciting! Let’s give this a moment.

And we will dive deep into all things photo session & me pointing a big lens in your face! Awesome! - Hey ;)
This is not usually how you meet someone new! I know - Its close for a first date ;)
So the kids and you probably also feel and behave a bit different to a normal day out and about - just by yourself! And that’s normal and that’s cool and the kids might not be as well behaved as usual and that’s absolutely normal also. They do not have to be angels - I’d rather them being happy and wild!
And I can say NO if they overstep my boundaries. No biggie. And if I need your help I will ask for it :)

Trust me I am not helping with this either. I like to be silly as this often helps me build a connection with your children.
I like to invite you to playfulness, random flowing and enjoying our time together, hanging out together, dropping into the moment, the here and now. This is how we creating images of you all, that are real, raw and beautiful and that will mean something to you!
Having said that - we will also do some poses - of course we need most likely a photo or two for your parents/grandparents mantlepiece.

I will give you direction if need to and will interact with some games and prompts to encourage great photos that are also flattering and natural.
Sometimes I just observe and you can just ignore me and my noisy shutter ;)
Other times I find a moment with each one of you to take some individual portraits.
If you have the feeling i might be missing something - please let me know.

Lets flow together! And embrace each others uniqueness!

You probably also have already some photos in mind you like, and perhaps try to recreate one you have seen on my website or somewhere else.
I can say that much - we can try! And also we will do poses with consent and playful involvement. Not every posing scenario is for every family, weather or location.

Smiles and Icecream
You might feel the need to encourage smiles with telling your child to smile or offer them, lollies, videogames or a Porsche to smile for the photos, to sit still, to wear that itchy woollen jumper, the collard shirt and tie.
I usually do not ask for smiles. Instead I will get a more engaged and natural smile out of your child if we crack a joke they like or you all launch into a gentle tickle, than any “smile-command” would ever do! And same goes with the sitting still and let get them to do what we want for the photos. Lets gamify this experience and make it fun - so natural expressions can come to the surface.
I am patient and we can take breaks - snacks and all to recharge, if energy levels are low!

And well - it cannot hurt to have some ice-cream after your session as a little treat!
My grandfather used to say: “For ice-cream is always space, as it fills in the gaps!”

There is just a difference in saying - “one more photo before we go and get ice-cream” to “if you don’t sit still you won’t get any ice-cream!” or “only if you sit still you get some ice-cream”.
You know what I meaaaaan ;)

Lets make this a fun time!!!
xxx